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Amazon announces that it sold more Kindle downloads in the US than paperbacks, but says its profit margins slid.
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Gladys Horton, whose group the Marvelettes had a US number one with Please Mr Postman, dies at the age of 66.
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The US vice president's communications director Jay Carney is named as the new White House press secretary, to replace Robert Gibbs.
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PakistanPolice in Pakistan have charged an unnamed US consular official with double murder after they say he shot and killed two motorcycle riders in the eastern city of Lahore.
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MexicoDrug smugglers in Mexico have been caught on video using a device to catapult drugs over the border and into the US.
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US actor Charlie Sheen has been taken to hospital in Los Angeles suffering from severe abdominal pains, his publicist says.
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CanadaThe eastern US begins digging out from a storm that dumped 19in (48.3cm) of snow in places, while Canada braces for more snowfall.
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PakistanAn American consular worker in the Pakistani city of Lahore has shot and killed two Pakistanis on a motorcycle, police say.
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Regulators, politicians and bankers were to blame for the 2008 financial meltdown in the US, a report has claimed.
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Forcing eurozone countries to restructure their debt would be "far too risky", the head of US bank JP Morgan Chase warns.
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Microcredit lifted 10 million Bangladeshis out of poverty between 1990 and 2008, according to a report by a US-based group.
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A US military base that carries out tests to protect troops against biological attacks was locked down on Wednesday over a "serious concern", officials say.
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US Jewish ice hockey player Jason Bailey sues his former club saying he was subjected to a "barrage of anti-Semitic" abuse and prevented from playing.
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A US judge rules Texan billionaire Allen Stanford is unfit to stand trial at present over accusations he led a $7bn (£4.5bn) fraud scheme.
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In his annual State of the Union address President Obama hinted at the political difficulties ahead.
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A hawk that spent a week circling inside the main reading room of the US Library of Congress is captured.
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Republicans move quickly to reject US President Barack Obama's State of the Union call for spending to "win the future", saying big cuts are needed.
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BoliviaBolivian protesters stage a mass coca-chewing outside the US embassy as part of campaign to end an international ban on the practice.
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IsraelIsraeli police arrest two Palestinian men who they say have confessed to killing US woman Kristine Luken late last year.
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The US Federal Reserve signals no change in its loose monetary policy at the end of its latest policy meeting, as unemployment remains high.
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Sales of newly built homes hit their lowest level in 2010 since records began 47 years ago, the US Department of Commerce says.
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Continuing economic woes and the recent tax cut package will drive the US budget deficit to a record high of $1.48tn (£930bn) this year, a spending watchdog says.
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US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is moved to a rehab centre from an intensive care hospital room as doctors say her condition improves.
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The first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a US civilian court has been sentenced to life in prison
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US President Barack Obama uses his 2011 State of the Union address to call for parties in the divided US Congress to work together.
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Ahmed Ghailani, the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a US civilian court, has been sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to blow up US embassy buildings.
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MexicoThe authorities in US state of Arizona say they have broken up a gun-running network that was smuggling weapons to Mexican drugs gangs.
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US President Barack Obama is to call for new public spending to boost job creation in his State of the Union address, setting up a clash with Republicans.
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The first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a US civilian court is sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to blow up US embassy buildings.
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The US backs a call by internationally recognised Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara for a month-long ban on cocoa exports.
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United KingdomGuns smuggled into the UK from the US in hold luggage - despite being uncovered by US security - are being hunted by police.
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US President Barack Obama will call for new public spending to create jobs in his state of the union address, setting up a clash with opponents who say cuts to government are the way forward.
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House prices in many US cities hit new post-bubble lows in November, according to a widely-followed market survey.
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Why modern-day US presidents love the word
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US researchers develop a new form of computing memory which could lead to faster starting, eco-friendly computers.
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ChinaA Chinese state newspaper dismisses reports that technology for Beijing's J-20 stealth jet came from a US fighter downed in 1999 during the Kosovo war.
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IndiaA US engineer of Indian origin who was found guilty of selling military secrets to China is given a 32-year jail sentence.
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MexicoUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a visit to Mexico, says there is "no alternative" to the fight against drugs gangs, despite rising violence.
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Jared Loughner, the man accused of the Arizona shooting attack that killed six people and wounded 13, including a US congresswoman, has pleaded not guilty to three attempted murder charges.
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RussiaUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned a bombing at an airport in Moscow which has killed at least 35 people.
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IsraelThe US says leaked documents apparently showing Israel rejected Palestinian concessions will make a peace deal "more difficult" but will not affect efforts to achieve it.
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The man accused of the Arizona shootings that killed six people and wounded 13 - including a US congresswoman - pleads not guilty to three charges.
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A US appeals court rules that President Barack Obama's former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, cannot run to be mayor of Chicago.
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Serbia and MontenegroTechnology for China's J-20 stealth fighter may have originated from a US plane shot down in Serbia in 1999, it has been claimed.
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The cast of US TV series Glee have broken Elvis Presley's 50-year record for the fastest act to score 20 top 40 hits.
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United KingdomDrugs supplied by a pharmaceutical company in Britain are to be used to execute a convicted murderer in the US on Tuesday, the BBC learns.
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Natalie Portman romantic comedy No Strings Attached tops the North American box office in its opening weekend.
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The US version of hit teen drama Skins causes controversy as a parents' group claims it could be violating child porn laws.
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The US woman who brought up child-kidnap victim Carlina White, who went on to solve her own abduction, is taken into custody.
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Author Jonathan Franzen's Freedom and Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids are nominated for National Book Critics Circle awards in the US.
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United KingdomA US government delegation has been invited to Scotland in an attempt to overturn its 40-year ban on haggis.
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United KingdomA US government delegation is invited to Scotland in a bid to overturn America's 40-year ban on Scottish haggis.
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ChinaDestitute US steel mill towns blame China for lost industry
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RussiaAnna Chapman, the red-headed Russian spy famously expelled from the US, makes her debut on a TV mystery show.
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RussiaA lawyer for suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout tells a court she will challenge the US government's right to prosecute him.
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Doctors treating a US congresswoman who was shot in the head last week say her transfer to a rehabilitation centre has gone "flawlessly".
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ChinaWhat did China and the US take from the talks?
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CubaThe Cuban postal service announces it will not accept post of any kind bound for the United States until further notice.
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The US congresswoman shot in the head in an attack in Arizona in which six people died is moved to a rehabilitation centre in Texas.
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ChinaChinese President Hu Jintao spends the final day on his US trip in Chicago, where business executives are set to sign 60 deals to highlight relations between the countries.
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US conglomerate General Electric (GE) has seen a rise in profits after reporting strong growth in equipment orders.
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US director Quentin Tarantino will receive a special prize for his work next month at the Cesar Awards.
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MexicoThe UN human rights chief urges an investigation into possible involvement of officials in the abduction of dozens of Central American migrants last month.
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NigeriaThe Nigerian government is to issue bonds which pay interest in US dollars for the first time.
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Pop star Britney Spears becomes only the second artist to debut multiple songs at the top of the US singles chart in its 52-year history, according to Billboard.
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US President Barack Obama is to name Jeffrey Immelt, the boss of General Electric, as head of a new economic advisory panel.
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Google co-founder Larry Page is to become chief executive of the US internet search giant in April.
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Iggy Pop's former drummer Alex Kirst is killed in a hit-and-run accident in the US, aged 47.
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HaitiThe US and the UN back a call for Haiti to drop a government-backed candidate from the second round of the presidential election.
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ChinaChinese President Hu Jintao says China has no interest in pursuing military dominance over other nations, after meeting US politicians and business leaders.
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How did one man smuggle hundreds of live trantulas into the US?
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US federal agents charge 127 suspected mobsters in the New York region in the largest single-day FBI mafia crackdown in US history.
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CanadaA Canadian man accused in a US court on terrorism and conspiracy charges is held in western Canada pending extradition proceedings to the US.
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ChinaChinese President Hu Jintao has pledged that China and the US will focus on ''working hand-in-hand'' to ''build and develop a China-US co-operative partnership''.
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ChinaChinese President Hu Jintao meets leading US politicians and hears concerns over China's currency, intellectual property and human rights.
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United KingdomUS marines had 26 killed in action in four months, an even higher rate of casualties than the British.
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Davis Love III is appointed captain of the United States team for the 2012 Ryder Cup.
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The victim of a 1987 New York baby-snatching case is reunited with her mother after solving the mystery of her abduction herself.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)US bank Morgan Stanley reports a 60% jump in fourth-quarter profit, helped by rising revenue in its retail brokerage business.
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AfghanistanUS marines take fight to Taliban in southern Afghanistan
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PakistanThe four men convicted of murdering US journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan in 2002 did not carry out the beheading, according to an investigation.
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United KingdomThe American general in charge of the offensive in Sangin says US forces have had some success in tackling the Taliban, following their takeover from UK troops in 2006.
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Critics and fans pass judgement on American Idol's new judges, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez, as the show returns for a 10th season.
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ChinaTalks between US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao are being seen as vital to global economic recovery.
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GeorgiaA snow plough driver took a turn for the worse when he ended up in a hole in the US state of Georgia.
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GuamThe US is to move drills involving some Okinawa-based F-15 fighters to Guam, as part of efforts to reduce its military footprint in Okinawa.
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A US astronaut loses his place on the next space shuttle mission next month, after falling off his bicycle.
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ChinaChinese President Hu Jintao acknowledges "a lot still needs to be done" in China over human rights, after talks with US President Barack Obama.
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A US Air Force sergeant is sentenced to eight years in prison for exposing sex partners to HIV at swinger parties, defying orders to wear a condom.
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United KingdomControversial US pastor Terry Jones, who last year threatened a Koran-burning protest, has been banned from entering the UK, the Home Office says.
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Republicans in the US House of Representatives pass a symbolic bill to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
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A gas company employee dies as a giant fireball rips through a residential neighbourhood in the US city of Philadelphia.
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GermanyA German man admits smuggling live tarantulas into the US after prosecutors said he made $295,000 (£184,548) in the illegal trade.
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ChinaUS President Barack Obama says the US and China have a huge stake in each other's success, as he and his Chinese counterpart hold a White House news conference.
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The number of new homes being built in the US falls faster than expected, underlining concerns about the strength of America's economic recovery.
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Former US vice presidential candidate Senator Joe Lieberman announces he is retiring next year.
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IranUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US is considering imposing additional unilateral sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme.
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ChinaChina and the US sign a trade deal that includes the $19bn purchase of 200 Boeing aircraft according to a US official.
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ChinaChinese President Hu Jintao and Barack Obama will try to tackle thorny issues, as the Chinese leader arrives at the White House for talks.
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Don Kirshner, the veteran US rock promoter who helped boost the careers of Neil Diamond, Billy Joel and the Monkees, dies aged 76.
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